Clay Hill (born Clay Squire on May 17, 1976, in Hamilton, Ontario) is a professional box lacrosse player. He was a member of the National Lacrosse League's Buffalo Bandits for seven seasons, where he won a NLL Championship in 2008.[2] He also played from 1997 until 2012 as a member of the Mann Cup-eligible Six Nations Chiefs.[1] Now, late in his career, he plays in the semi-professional Canadian Lacrosse League during the winter[3] and the OLA Senior B Lacrosse League in the summer.[4]
| Born | May 17, 1976 Hamilton, Ontario[1] |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 185 pounds (84 kg) |
| Shoots | Left |
| Position | Defense |
| NLL draft | 31st overall, 1997 Buffalo Bandits |
| NLL team | Buffalo Bandits |
| Career team | Six Nations Chiefs (MSL) Ohsweken Demons (CLax) Six Nations Rivermen (OSBLL) Mohawk Stars (OSBLL) |
| Pro career | 1997– |
| Career highlights | |
NLL Championship: 2008 | |
Career
editHill joined the Six Nations Chiefs of Major Series Lacrosse in 2002.[5] He was originally selected by the Bandits of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League in the 4th Round of the 1997 MILL Entry Draft but did not sign with the team until December 7, 2004.[citation needed] He played his first NLL game in 2005.
In 2008, Hill played all 16 regular season games and all 3 playoff games as he, with the Buffalo Bandits, won the NLL Championship.[6]
In 2011, Hill left the National Lacrosse League. He played his final season as a member of the Six Nations Chiefs of Major Series Lacrosse in 2012, competing for the Mann Cup Senior A championship of Canada.[7] He and the Chiefs made it to the league finals before falling to the Peterborough Lakers.[8] Completing his seventh season with the bandits, Hill has accumulated 61 points over the course of 99 games and played in a cumulative total of 10 playoff games for the Buffalo Bandits prior to retiring from the team. [9]
In 2012, Hill joined the Ohsweken Demons of the Canadian Lacrosse League.[10] He and the Demons would go on to win the inaugural CLax Championship.[11] For his play, the league named him to the league's second all-star team.[12]
Family
editClay Hill was raised in the Six Nations (a First Nations Reserve), in one of the Iroquois Nations. The main reserve where Clay Hill is born is found between the cities of Brantford, Caledonia, and Hagersville. The land includes around 18,000 hectares of land.[13] In the summer, Hill travels through the Toronto area to look for job opportunities, particularly steel construction, to support his family when he is in offseason.[9]
Statistics
editNLL
editStatistics provided by: http://www.nll.com/.
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2005 | Buffalo | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Buffalo | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Buffalo | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Buffalo | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 85 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | Buffalo | 14 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 73 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Buffalo | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Buffalo | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NLL Totals | 99 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 423 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 2 | |||
CLA/CLax
editStatistics provided by: https://web.archive.org/web/20140224031603/http://wampsbibleoflacrosse.com/
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993 | Six Nations | OJALL | 14 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 1994 | Six Nations | OJALL | 23 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1995 | Six Nations | OJALL | 14 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1996 | Did Not Participate | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | Six Nations | OJALL | 16 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 44 | ||
| - | Six Nations | MSL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998 | Six Nations | MSL | 17 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999 | Six Nations | MSL | 16 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2000 | Six Nations | MSL | 10 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001 | Six Nations | MSL | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002 | Six Nations | MSL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | Six Nations | OSBLL | 13 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2003 | Six Nations | MSL | 10 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Six Nations | MSL | 15 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2005 | Six Nations | MSL | 15 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2006 | Six Nations | MSL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | Mohawk Stars | OSBLL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Six Nations | MSL | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | Mohawk Stars | OSBLL | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2008 | Six Nations | MSL | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2009 | Six Nations | MSL | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010 | Six Nations | MSL | 16 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 35 | ||
| 2011 | Six Nations | MSL | 18 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | ||
| 2012 | Ohsweken | CLax | 14 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| - | Six Nations | MSL | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2013 | Ohsweken | CLax | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| - | Six Nations | OSBLL | 12 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MSL Totals | 176 | 72 | 123 | 195 | 257 | 60 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 96 | ||||
| OSBLL Totals | 33 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 46 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 8 | ||||
| OJALL Totals | 67 | 45 | 85 | 130 | 190 | 32 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 60 | ||||
| CLax Totals | 19 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b http://wampsbibleoflacrosse.com/newstats/players.txt [bare URL plain text file]
- ^ "Clay Hill (D) Buffalo Bandits". National Lacrosse League. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ^ "CLax Players of the Week: Vyse, Hill, Fowler and Potter earn honours | IL Indoor.com". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ Locals power Knighthawks to east final | Brantford Expositor
- ^ http://wampsbibleoflacrosse.com/newstats/2002seniora.txt [bare URL plain text file]
- ^ Buffalo Bandits - National Lacrosse League - team roster | Pointstreak Sports Technologies
- ^ "Groundhog Day for Chiefs | Brantford Expositor". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ http://wampsbibleoflacrosse.com/newstats/2012seniora.txt [bare URL plain text file]
- ^ a b Jafari, Michael. "Hill Ready For Next Challenge". bandits.com. Buffalo Bandits.
- ^ "Ohsweken Demons and Iroquois Ironmen to meet in all-Native final for the first Creator's Cup CLax championship | IL Indoor.com". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ Demons win inaugural Creator’s Cup
- ^ "Oshawa Express". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ Six Nations Elected Council. "Six Nations Of The Grand River". www.sixnations.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-06-18. Retrieved 2017-03-27.